GEOG 2050 Chapter : GEOG 2050 MWF 10
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Labor day holiday - no class on monday sept. 3. Fall holiday - no class friday oct. 19. Thanksgiving holiday friday - no class friday nov. 23. 8/27/2012 4:49:00 pm: gps-global positioning system, gis- geographic information systems, hurricane tracking- Geography- geo=earth graphein= to write: the study the interdependence among geographic areas, natural systems, people and their activities over space, a spa , human geography explores human interactions, physical geography environmental interactions. Remote sensing: aircraft and satellite, ~560 satellites, major took for geographers, climate/weather, oceanography, geodesy, water resources and more, figure 1. 28-8th/1. 19 7th, global positioning system, 24 satellites, used for navigation, aircraft and ships, tool for geographers. Gis- geographic information system: a computer system capable storing analyzing, and displaying geographically referenced information. Feedback system: positive feedback, increases temperature more water vapor enhances greenhouse effect increases temperature, negative feedback, increase temperature more water vapor increases number of clouds decrease temperature.
